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26-691: Jagannathbati is a village in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal . Jagannathbati is located at 22°42′27″N 88°13′13″E  /  22.7075°N 88.2204°E  / 22.7075; 88.2204 . Chanditala police station serves this Village. Villages and census towns in Janai gram panchayat are: Jagannathbati and Janai . As per 2011 Census of India , Jagannathbati had

52-525: A decreasing trend from 87.1% in 1961 to 82.9% in the latest census 2011. On the other hand, the percentage of Muslim population has increased from 12.7% in 1961 to 15.8% in 2011 census. In 2011 census Hindus numbered 128,853 and formed 81.35% of the population in Chanditala II CD Block. Muslims numbered 29,162 and formed 18.41% of the population. Others numbered 381 and formed 0.24% of the population. Languages of Chanditala II CD block (2011) At

78-485: A greater number of statutory towns, the states would be able to get more money from the Centre as per the 14th Finance Commission Report. Additionally, under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), 50% weightage is given to the number of statutory towns in the state/UT to determine the allocation of funds to these states/UTs. Following this notification, Maharashtra state government converted 19 CTs in

104-589: A population of 1,846 of which 829 (45%) were males and 1,017 (55%) females. Population below 6 years was 234. The total number of literates in Jagannathbati was 1,387 (86.04% of the population over 6 years). The nearest railway station is Janai Road railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line, which is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. The main road is State Highway 15 . It

130-420: A post office, 1 village has a sub post offices and 1 village has a post and telegraph office. 18 villages have landlines, 12 villages have public call offices and 19 villages have mobile phone coverage. 6 villages have pucca roads and 4 villages have bus service (public/ private). 1 village has agricultural credit society, 2 villages have commercial/ co-operative banks and 2 villages have bank ATMs. According to

156-537: A report in The Hindu , “The Begumpur saris have bewitched wearers with its bright colours and tribal embroidery on the pallu, entirely by hand.” Begumpur which has traditionally been weaving the Dhaniakhali Sari have been trying out new combinations and designs. Source:District Human Development Report 2010: Hooghly P. 67 Although an overwhelming majority of the people is engaged in non-agricultural pursuits, this

182-600: A shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line , was constructed in 1917. There are stations at Belanagar, Dankuni , Gobra, Janai Road and Begampur. It is part of Kolkata Suburban Railway system. In 2013-14, Chanditala II CD Block had 89 primary schools with 12,134 students, 6 high schools with 3,652 students and 12 higher secondary schools with 17,585 students. Chanditala II CD Block had 222 institutions for special and non-formal education with 5,245 students In Chanditala II CD Block, amongst

208-464: A total literacy of 59.63 per cent. While male literacy was 78.51 per cent, female literacy was 52.43 per cent. See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate As per the 2011 census, majority of the population of the district belong to the Hindu community with a population share of 82.9% followed by Muslims at 15.8%. The percentage of the Hindu population of the district has followed

234-552: Is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. In Hooghly district, 16 blocks have arsenic levels above WHO guidelines and 11 blocks above Indian standard value. The maximum concentration in Chanditala II CD Block is 103 mg/litre. Census Town In India and some other countries, a well developed village is designated as a village where all basic facilities like health, education road connectivity, rail connectivity and other basic infrastructure

260-409: Is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages. Though rice is the prime crop of the district, the agricultural economy largely depends on potato, jute, vegetables, and orchard products. Vegetable is a prize crop in the blocks of Haripal, Singur, Chanditala, Polba and Dhaniakhali being grown in a relay system throughout the year. Potato is cultivated in all the blocks of this district. Some of

286-426: Is at Chanditala. Gram panchayats of Chanditala II block/ panchayat samiti are: Baksa , Begampur , Barijhati , Chanditala , Garalgachha , Janai , Kapashanria , Naiti and Panchghara . As per the 2011 Census of India , Chanditala II CD Block had a total population of 158,396, of which 48,894 were rural and 109,502 were urban. There were 79,831 (50%) males and 78,565 (50%) females. Population below 6 years

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312-1823: Is easily available. In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population has attained urban characteristics. Census towns are governed by gram panchayats , unlike statutory towns. They are characterized by the following: Examples of Indian census towns include Kapsi in Chhattisgarh , Avinissery in Thrissur District of Kerala , Greater Noida , Chakeri and Manauri in Uttar Pradesh , Indranagar in Tripura , Begampur , Chandpara , Nandigram , Chittaranjan and Beliatore in West Bengal , Chevella in Telangana , Amini in Lakshadweep , Deolali in Maharashtra , Ghatshila in Purbi Singhbhum District of Jharkhand , BGR Township ( Bongaigaon Refinery Township ) in Bongaigaon Urban Agglomeration of Assam , Pileru in Andhra Pradesh , Chikhli in Gujarat and Ichgam in Jammu and Kashmir . The number of census towns (CTs) in India grew from 1,362 in 2001 to 3,894 in 2011. As per Pradhan (2013), these CTs account for 30% of

338-503: Is required to ensure planned development of these areas. In this notification, Rajiv Gauba, Secretary (Urban Development) notes: The opportunity of planned urban development might get lost if unplanned construction and ad hoc provisioning of infrastructure is allowed to take place over a long time. Additionally, the Ministry, in the notification, has informed the states that they stand to gain from according statutory status to these towns. With

364-519: Is the main artery of the town and is connected to NH-19 (old number NH 2)/ Durgapur Expressway . Chanditala II The Chanditala II CD Block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of the three natural regions in the district of the flat alluvial plains, that form a part of the Gangetic Delta . The region has many depressions which receive water from the surrounding lands during

390-547: The 20 inhabited villages, only 1 village had no school, 7 villages had more than 1 primary school, 15 villages had at least 1 primary school, 4 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 2 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. In 2014, Chanditala II CD Block had 1 rural hospital, 2 primary health centres and 9 private nursing homes with total 80 beds and 8 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 41 family welfare subcentres. 4,645 patients were treated indoor and 316,246 patients were treated outdoor in

416-421: The 2011 census, the total number of literates in Chanditala II CD Block was 121,837 (84.78% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 63,877 (88.40% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 57,960 (81.13% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 7.27%. As per the 2001 census, Chanditala II block had

442-489: The hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block. Chanditala II CD Block has Chanditala Rural Hospital (with 30 beds) at Chanditala , Begampur Primary Health Centre (with 4 beds) and Janai Baksa PHC at Janai (with 10 beds). Chanditala II CD Block is one of the areas of Hooghly district where ground water is affected by moderate level of arsenic contamination . The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water

468-647: The main winter crop from 293 hectares, 4,984 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 1,435 hectares, 3,637 tonnes of jute from 171 hectares, 39,004 tonnes of potatoes from 1,478 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds . In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Chanditala II CD Block was 5,135 hectares, out of which 765 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 3,400 hectares by tank water, 480 hectares by deep tube wells and 490 hectares by shallow tube wells. In 2013-14, Chanditala II CD Block had offices of 16 commercial banks. Chanditala II CD Block has 5 originating/ terminating bus routes. The Howrah–Bardhaman chord,

494-721: The primary and other hats or markets in the Chanditala II CD Block area are: Begumpur hat, Begumpur bazar, Manirampur hat, Chanditala market, Padkumra hat, Dankuni market, Janai bazar and Tajpur market. In 2013-14, the small percentage of persons engaged in agriculture in Chanditala II CD Block could be classified as follows: bargadars 13.61%, patta (document) holders 3.05%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 1.53%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 39.35% and agricultural labourers 42.46%. Chanditala II CD Block had 28 fertiliser depots, 8 seed stores and 59 fair price shops in 2013-14. In 2013-14, Chanditala II CD Block produced 737 tonnes of Aman paddy ,

520-463: The rainy season and discharge the water through small channels. Chanditala is located at 22°41′32″N 88°15′35″E  /  22.6921810°N 88.2597730°E  / 22.6921810; 88.2597730 . Chanditala II CD Block is bounded by Singur CD Block in the north, Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in the east, Domjur CD Block, in Howrah district, in the south and Chanditala I CD Block in

546-404: The state to statutory ULBs. These 19 CTs are in close proximity to the town of Pune and this conversion is expected to lessen the infrastructure and population pressures on the town. According to Ireland's Central Statistics Office , a census town by definition was a "cluster of fifty or more occupied dwellings, not having a legally defined boundary, in which within a distance of 800 m there

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572-805: The time of the 2011 census, 98.01% of the population spoke Bengali , and 1.72% Hindi as their first language. As per poverty estimates obtained from household survey for families living below poverty line in 2005, rural poverty in Chanditala II CD Block was 8.98%. Livelihood in Chanditala II CD Block In Chanditala II CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 4.18%, agricultural labourers 6.31%, household industry workers 12.01% and other workers 77.50%. There are 20 inhabited villages in Chanditala II CD Block. 100% villages have power supply. All 20 villages have more than one source of drinking water (tap, well, tube well, hand pump). 1 village has

598-449: The urban growth in the last decade. Pradhan also notes that the largest increase in the number of CTs was in the states of West Bengal and Kerala. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, in May 2016 asked the 28 states in India to take action to start the process of recognizing CTs as urban areas. The argument given for this conversion was that a statutory Urban Local Body (ULB)

624-455: The west. Dankuni Municipality is in the south-eastern part of the CD Block. It is located 31 km from Chinsurah , the district headquarters. Chanditala II CD Block (including Dankuni municipality) has an area of 70.34 km . It has 1 panchayat samity , 9 gram panchayats , 132 gram sansads (village councils), 36 mouzas and 20 inhabited villages. Chanditala and Dankuni police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this CD Block

650-481: Was 14,690. Scheduled Castes numbered 24,099 (15.21%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,586 (1.00%). As per the 2001 census, Chanditala II block had a total population of 213,455, out of which 108,893 were males and 104,562 were females. Chanditala II block registered a population growth of 20.95 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Hooghly district was 15.72 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal

676-1154: Was 17.84 per cent. Census Towns in Chanditala II CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets) : Kharsarai (6,247), Tisa (4,882), Kapashanria (5,148), Jaykrishnapur (5,180), Purba Tajpur (7,035), Begampur (10,487), Baksa (6,432), Panchghara (8,428), Chikrand (10,375), Janai (12,837), Pairagachha (4,703), Naiti (6,996), Barijhati (7,136), Garalgachha (5,411) and Krishnapur (8,205). Mrigala and Monoharpur .# .# These two were mentioned as Census Towns in 2001 census, but not included in 2011 census. Large village (4,000+ population) in Chanditala II CD Block are (2011 census figure in brackets): Kalachhara (4,225). Other villages in Chanditala II CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Adan (3,785), Bamandanga (2,743), Bankagachha (2,424), Beledanga (3,777), Benipur (1,161), Chanditala (3,984), Danpatipur (1,768), Duttapur (2,285), Eklakhi (1,783), Gokulpur (560), Jagannathbati (1,846), Khanpur (3,427), Khoragari (1,827), Madhabpur (3,982), Makhalpara (113), Okardaha (2,944), Sahana (1,944), Sanka (1,265) and Thero (3,051). As per

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